by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Pass it on. Pay it forward. You know the concept. A new pair of shoes for you is good for a night out … for someone on the other side of the world, it might be his/her only pair. Rather than filling your life with things you don’t really need, send it where it counts....
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Following its huge success in Sydney last year, the Vinnies CEO Sleepout goes National on Thursday June 17th, 2010, when hundreds of top CEOs and business leaders will sleep out across Australia. The event aims to challenge participating high profile CEO’s and opinion...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) USA announces that its 2010 National Annual Friends of the Poor Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. The 2009 Friends of the Poor Walk raised over $1,235,000 in 158 Walk locations nationwide.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Daughters of Charity Service for Persons with Intellectual Disability recognizes that each person possesses a unique dignity and potential and provides services for persons with an intellectual disability in both the Dublin and Limerick regions.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2010 | Vincentian Family
“As the plans continue for our provinces to merge and our provincial headquarters to move to St. Louis in July 2011, we are planning to gradually turn three wings of St. Joseph’s Provincial House into senior housing” according to Sister Claire Debs. Other highlight...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 15, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of St. Vincent’s, Indianapolis, hosted a major conference on Human Trafficking on April 12, 2010. Motivated by the local communities Common Plan for 2009/10 the Sisters undertook something they had never done before as a local house –they planned and...